steve carpenter

Good luck🐟

Good luck.

Glad for you. Lost 30 pounds after I retired and feel great at 76 yoa. 👍

Largemouth Shad. They have DD in Stillhouse Hollow. You might surprise yourself. The private lakes I fish with probably give me at least a 7 pounder. The are some 12 plus in some .

Lived in Missouri City and Alvin both south of Houston for about five years. Live close to Ft. Hood now . Been here for 30 years

Lived south of Houston close to the coast and went through a storm that dropped 30 inches of rain in 24 hours. Two years later Hurricane Alica. Moved to Dallas🙃

Showing my age. Fenwick telescoping fiber glass flipping rod and ambassador 5000 red reel . Monofilament line. Blaack jig and pork rind.

I was about 11 or 12 and used to catch fish in a small perculation pond that was fenced and they would chase you you off. Found a culvert that ran under the high way and when the wind was right would float a bobber under the road into the pond to catch fish. Wonderful how kids can solve problems

Do they have ground hogs in California?

I fish mostly smaller lakes under 100 acres and use an anchor often even though I have spot lock. Usually let the wind take me along a promising area like a weedline. Gently lower the anchor, fish the area, then drift some more. Think the fish know I am there and the trolling motor confirms that. Also turn off the depth finder unless a newer smaller lake. Still use marker floats often. Again for smaller waters

Worked as a kid, paperboy, lawns, picked fruit. Worked in canneries as a late teenagers and decided I needed college. Worked my way through eventually as a welder, furniture factory, etc. Took a while. Into the army and used the GI bill to finally finish school. Was a Parks and recreation Director and finally got a Masters degree and became a City Manager. Worked for 40 years here in Texas. Loved te job. Retired in 2013. On the City Council for 3 years and now I fish, workout and use a travel trailer. Life has been kind to me and I am married to a wonderful , kind smart woman.

First nice bass on bomber. First nice one on devils horse for topwater.

Lucky to be in Texas and can fish all year. Fish smaller bodies of water and try to fish when there are 2 0r 3 days of stable weather.

Recently had cornea transplant and had to stop lifting. Really missed it and did continue walking. Am now back in the gym and regaining my strength. Changed up the routines and like the results. Work out about 5 times a week I am an old guy as 76. Convinced that staying in shape has helped me recover from several surgeries over the years. Keep motivating us A-Jay

I fish numerous ponds to small lakes in Texas. Cover, vegetation is usually the key for me. swim jigs, chatterbaits, Plastics, buzzbaits and top waters. Punching if vegetation is real thick. Fish the weed breaklines, over the weed or in the middle of weeds. Good luck. Many of the places have DD fish.

Prayers for you. My youngest daughter is planning a hiking trip to Caprock canyon on Sunday.

Uni for everything. Don't use leaders. Never a problem

In the red.

Uni for most applications because I trust it and have not had problems with line breaks. Dont use a leader much

Dont keep a log. So many variables. Just go fishing when I can and rely on time of year, lake conditions, weather. Great thing about fishing is figuring out the mystery for that day and body of water.

I always have always used 6.something reels. I can fish them faster or slower as needed. Like to be consistent.

Still have Jason Lucas book and recently read it. Still can learn a lot from it after 50 years.

7 lbs. plus. Think might be 8 pounder if I could fish more in February and March. Won't get that chance this year very often.

Learned my lesson the hard way. I fish a lot of smaller lakes. Winter time fishing a 30 acre lake in Sun Dolphen 11 foot boat with a front deck and pedestal . Not real steady and no jacket. Casted sideways to the shore and was facing towards the bow and fishing to the side. Felt and tap and set the hook and went right over the side close to shore. Heavy clothing, rod in one hand tried to get back on boat. Kept drifting away. Began to swim to shore , but clothing, shoes and rod were dragging me down. Finally dropped rod and made it to shore where I was freezing. That was the a scary experience that could have been fatal miles from anyone. I am in my 70's and bought a boat I can stand in and wear the jacket. One of my favorite rods too.😪

Maybe off topic. My wife mainly does NY Times Sunday puzzles. Have seen her finish some in about 30 minutes. About as fast as she can write the answers. Amazing that such a smart lady married me.🙂